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Tickets available for Women of Influence Awards

Eunice Friesen will be the keynote speaker on March 8 as the city celebrates International Women’s Day.

Friesen, a city councillor, will be speaking at the Women of Influence Awards reception and luncheon.

The event recognizes “the achievements of local women”, a City media release stated.

“International Women’s Day (IWD) is an event recognized world-wide to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and to advocate for the continued advancements of equal rights,” the release stated.

“The Women of Influence Awards aim to honour and celebrate the contributions and achievements of women who are making positive social change locally. It ties into the 2018 International Women’s Day theme which is Press for Progress, a call-to-action for communities to take shared responsibility for promoting equality and diversity.”

Three awards are being presented at the event: Young Woman of Influence, Trailblazing Woman of Influence and Distinguished Woman of Influence.

All members of the public are invited to attend the event. Tickets are available for $30 at the Community Social Development office located at 10030 102 Avenue. The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Teresa Sargent Hall.

More information is available at www.cityofgp.com/womenofinfluence.

“These awards are about recognizing the many contributions that women in our community make and how Grande Prairie is shaped by having such a strong and diverse population of women,” said Angela Sutherland, Manager of Community Social Development.